Healthcare Data Scientist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assist in the development and upkeep of predictive, statistical, and machine learning models that cater to business and client needs across various Artemetrx initiatives.

• Examine pharmacy and medical claims data alongside other healthcare data sets to uncover trends, patterns, outliers, and opportunities that can guide client strategies and enhance health outcomes.

• Contribute to AI roadmap initiatives.

• Prepare, clean, transform, and validate data sets to guarantee accuracy, completeness, and usability for advanced analytics, reporting, dashboards, and model development.

• Create clean, reusable, and testable analytical code adhering to established data team standards, libraries, and modules.

• Support Artemetrx by maintaining reference tables and other data sets utilized within the product.

• Employ programming languages like SQL or Python to extract, manipulate, and analyze large and complex data sets.

• Collaborate with consultants, clinicians, analysts, product teams, data engineers, and other stakeholders to comprehend business challenges, define requirements, and deliver actionable insights.

• Document analytical methodologies, assumptions, data definitions, model logic, and results to ensure transparency, repeatability, and quality control.

• Present analytical findings and recommendations through written summaries, presentations, dashboards, and discussions with stakeholders.

• Keep updated with advancements in healthcare analytics, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and the pharmacy benefits management sector.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in data science, analytics, statistics, healthcare analytics, informatics, or a related analytical role is preferred.

• A Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field is required; a master’s degree or relevant coursework is preferred.

• Experience with healthcare data, pharmacy/PBM data, medical claims, financial data, or similarly complex data sets is essential.

• Familiarity with SQL for data extraction, querying, and manipulation.

• Proficiency in Python or R for data analysis, statistical modeling, machine learning, or automation.

• A foundational understanding of statistics, predictive modeling, supervised and unsupervised learning, regression, classification, clustering, forecasting, and model evaluation techniques.

• Experience in preparing, cleaning, validating, and analyzing raw data with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Capability to convert business inquiries into analytical strategies and communicate results in a clear, concise, and practical manner.

• Strong problem-solving abilities, intellectual curiosity, resourcefulness, and the capacity to quickly learn new tools, methods, and healthcare concepts.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Proven ability to work independently and in a cross-functional team while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint; advanced Excel skills are a plus.

• Willingness to travel occasionally, up to 10%.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off.

• Managed PTO for salaried/exempt employees (personal time off without accruals or caps); 22 PTO days for hourly/non-exempt employees; 12 company-observed paid holidays; 4 early-close days.

• Comprehensive leave options: Paid parental leave, pregnancy disability and bonding leave, and organ donor/bone marrow donor leave.

• Generous employee referral bonus program of $1,500 for each hired referral.

• Employee recognition programs for exemplifying EPIC’s values along with additional recognition awards and programs (including trips!).

• Employee Resource Groups: Women’s Coalition, EPIC Veterans Group.

• Opportunities for professional growth & development: Mentorship Program, Tuition Reimbursement Program, Leadership Development.

• Unique benefits including Pet Insurance, Identity Theft & Fraud Protection Coverage, Legal Planning, Family Planning, and Menopause & Midlife Support.

• Additional benefits encompass (but are not limited to): 401(k) matching, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and wellness & employee assistance programs.

• 50/50 Work Culture: EPIC promotes a balanced culture between producers and other business areas, fostering collaboration, teamwork, and an inclusive work environment. Both production and service are essential to being EPIC!

• EPIC Gives Back – Our charitable initiatives include Donation Connection, Employee Assistance Fund, and People First Foundation.

• Ranked in the top 10 of property/casualty agencies by “Insurance Journal.”